The Families Of People With Autism: They Also Mattered To Him (Las Familias De Las Personas Con Autismo: Ellas Tambien Le Importaban)

This article presents a brief analysis of Angel Riviere's relationship with the families of people with autism: in his professional practice in the diagnostic and advisory processes, his contribution to the understanding of the impact of autism on the family, his important role as a bridge between scientific research and clinical practice, and his support for the parents' associative movements. This reflection is complemented by the presentation of subsequent advances in the evolution of intervention models towards family-centred practices and research on family adaptation processes. Some of the more relevant keys of these advances were already pointed out by angel Riviere, which is made explicit by including in the article fragments selected from his writings.